Social Studies Ch. 2

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Social Studies Ch. 2

• Jeopardy Review Game

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Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Southwest
Northwest
Arctic
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Name the types of dwellings used by Eastern
Woodlands Indians.
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lodges and wigwams
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What are staple foods for Eastern Woodland
Indians?
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deer, corn, beans, and squash
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What is wampum and how is it used?
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Wampum is beads made out of shells used as money
for Eastern Woodlands Indians.
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What two cultural groups make up the Eastern
Woodlands Indians?
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Iroquois and Algonquian
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What is the League of Nations?
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A confederation of 5 Iroquois tribes who send
representatives to the Grand Council to make
decisions and keep peace.
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Name the type of dwellings used by Plains
Indians.
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tepees
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What was the staple resource for the Plains
Indians?
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buffalo
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What is a travois and how is it used by the
Plains Indians?
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A travois is a carrier made of wooden poles and
animal skin that is attached to a dog or horse.
It was used by the Plains Indians to carry their
belongings long distances.
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What natural resource is scarce on the Plains?
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wood
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How did Plains Indians govern themselves?
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The Plains Indians had a council of chiefs to
make important decisions.
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Name the types of dwellings used by the Southwest
Indians.
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Pueblos, adobe, and hogans
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What were staple crops for Southwest Indians?
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corn and cotton
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What are kachina dolls?
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Kachina dolls are wooden dolls used by Hopi
children to learn values.
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What type of life did the Shoshone lead and why?
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The Shoshone lead a nomadic life because they
spent half of the year in the Great Basin and
half of the year hunting buffalo in Wyoming.
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What kind of life did the Chumash have and why?
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The Chumash fished for salmon because they lived
near the Pacific Ocean.
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Name the type of dwelling used by Northwest Coast
Indians.
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very large longhouses for all members of the clan
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What were staple resources for the Northwest
Coast Indians?
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salmon, trees, and whales
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What was The Dalles and why was it important to
the Northwest Coast Indians?
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The Dalles was a center for trade. The Chinook
Indians controlled the Columbia river up to The
Dalles. Other Native American tribes gathered at
The Dalles to barter and trade.
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Why were the Chinook so successful at trading at
The Dalles?
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The Chinook came up with a language that all
Native American tribes could use to make
bartering and trading easier.
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What is a potlatch?
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Potlatch means to give. The Northwest Coast
Indians were rich with natural resources. They
held a celebration, danced, ate, and gave
speeches to celebrate their good fortune and hard
work.
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What type of dwelling did the Arctic Indians have?
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igloos
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What were the staple resources for the Arctic
Indians?
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fox, caribou, polar bear, seals, walrus, whales
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What two main cultural groups made up the Arctic
Indians?
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The Inuit and The Aleut
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What did the Arctic tribes use to hunt whales and
other sea life?
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harpoons and kayaks
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What was life like for the Inuit and Aleut tribes?
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The Inuit and Aleut had to live together in clans
of 60-300 people because food was scarce and
resources needed to be shared.
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Final JeopardyWhy is the Olmec culture
considered the Mother Culture of the Americas?
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The Olmec civilization was the first to create a
trade system, a system of writing, a system of
counting, and a 365-day calendar. Later
civilizations borrowed these ideas and used
them to create their own.